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Wenner-Gren Symposia

Wenner-Gren Symposia are week-long workshops that involve a small group of invited scholars who meet for intensive discussion and debate. Symposia are administered and fully supported (both financially and logistically) by the Foundation.

The Foundation is interested in sponsoring symposia that address “big” questions in anthropology. Topics are initiated by the Foundation on the basis of the importance and timeliness of the topic, the promise of meaningful exchange among scholars representing diverse perspectives and fields, and the potential for opening up new approaches to significant problems.

Symposia are partnerships between the Foundation and the academic organizers. The Foundation works closely with the organizers to further develop the objectives of the symposium, identify specific topics, and make final decisions on the participants.

Suggestions for future symposia topics are welcome. For information on the format and how to propose a topic for consideration, please refer to the links below.